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NY Giants rumors: Why Kevin Zeitler is prime salary cap casualty candidate

Kevin Zeitler #70 of the New York Giants (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)

Kevin Zeitler has been the NY Giants’ most consistent interior offensive linemen, perhaps their most dominant offensive lineman, period, his first two seasons, but there is a significant chance he has played his final game in a Giants uniform.

The NY Giants began trimming salary in an attempt to get under the NFL salary cap, which is expected to settle somewhere between $180 million and $183 million for the 2021 season, FanSided has learned, by releasing wide receiver Golden Tate and linebacker David Mayo Wednesday.